Alan McCloskey, Author at OCmodshop.com

Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People Preview

Alan McCloskeyApr 14, 2008August 2, 20140

I feel a great disturbance in the Force… as if a million voices suddenly cried out in laughter… and peed their pants a little. That’s

Scythe Kama Bay Cooler Review

Alan McCloskeyApr 11, 2008August 2, 20140

It doesn’t matter if your computer is air or water-cooled, is used as a workstation or gaming rig: air circulation is key to keeping your

AutumnWave OnAir GT HDTV Receiver Review

Alan McCloskeyApr 11, 2008August 2, 20142

The world is changing. Over-the-air HDTV broadcasting is coming at you like a freight train, so you’ll be able to tune in to digital TV no

Ultra m998 Case Review

Alan McCloskeyApr 9, 2008August 2, 20140

Computer enthusiasts want their computer gear to look tough. Tough enough to go into your man-cave. Your case should steal the milk money from wimpy cases,

Bawls G33K B33R Taste Test

Alan McCloskeyApr 3, 2008November 28, 20141

Everyone seemed to think that Bawls latest flavor: dubbed G33K B33R, was a joke. It was scheduled for release on April 1st, 2008 (April Fool’s Day),

Boost USB Drive Performance in Windows

Alan McCloskeyApr 1, 2008August 3, 20142

Another one of our articles shows you how to speed up SATA hard drive performance in Windows Vista by enabling advanced write caching. A similar

Linux on Strike!

Alan McCloskeyApr 1, 2008November 28, 20140

The newly-appointed head of the World Linux Bureau (abbreviated WCP) issued a recent statement that has the potential to affect every living soul on the

OCZ Rally2 Turbo 4GB Flash Drive Review

Alan McCloskeyMar 28, 2008June 26, 20140

USB flash drives are almost standard issue amongst IT professionals, and are useful for students and pretty much anyone who uses more than one computer.

Speed up SATA Drives in Windows

Alan McCloskeyMar 25, 2008June 26, 20147

We showed you in a previous tip how to increase performance with USB drives in Vista by enabling write caching. By default this option isn’t turned on

Razer Destructor Mousepad Review

Alan McCloskeyMar 25, 2008August 2, 20143

Anyone really into PC gaming knows all about Razer products. Their products are so recognizable mainly because of their unique sense of style, and the fact

64-bit and Superfetch

Alan McCloskeyMar 25, 2008November 28, 20140

Yes, both the processor and OS must be 64-bit to enable more than 4GB of RAM. Pretty much any processor made within the past

Who Disabled My Task Manager?

Alan McCloskeyMar 18, 2008June 26, 20143

I recently became the victim of a trojan virus… it was my own fault, and I have only myself to blame. This virus wasn’t a

Fix Windows’ Wasteful Shadow Copy (VSS)

Alan McCloskeyMar 17, 2008June 26, 20143

As storage has gotten more expansive, Microsoft has gotten very good at unnecessarily using up this extra space. One of the biggest storage hogs is

Unleash Windows Address Bar

Alan McCloskeyMar 14, 2008August 2, 20140

If you’re a power-user, then you like to execute tasks in the quickest way possible. One of Vista’s tools that is greatly under-used is the

Generate a Blue Screen of Death (on purpose!)

Alan McCloskeyMar 13, 2008June 26, 20143

Microsoft claims that Windows Vista is the most stable version of their OS yet… so stable that you may not ever see the dreaded BSOD